Steve Jones has a powerful reputation as a holistic martial arts teacher and pioneer of his own Body Mind Spirit (BMS) system. He has two successful schools in London with around 200 members and a wide range of regular corporate clients including Apple Computers, Regency Hotel and Goldschmidt Chemicals. Originally from Canada, he runs regular seminar tours in both Canada and Australia, where his most recent tour was sponsored by Bondi Fitness Gym. Steve has also worked as a bouncer for London’s top nightclubs, including The O’Bar, Iceni and Nylon, and a professional bodyguard, for clients such as Oliver Stone, Sylvester Stallone, Elvis Costello, The Beautiful South and Pulp.

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Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Contents

INTRODUCTION

How to Approach this Book

Some Preliminary Information

A Brief History of Kung Fu

The Intelligent Warrior

The Meaning of Kung Fu

Common Misunderstandings

The Public

Martial Artists

The Media

The Difference Between Martial Art and Martial Sport

Key Concepts in Martial Art

The Holistic Concept of Self-Defence

The Fight-or-Flight Response

Proactive Health and the Cyclical Nature of Health

Action/Reaction Cycle

Higher Health

The Principle of Relativity

The Principle of Resonation

Internal Conversation

Attachment, Detachment and Nonattachment

Preparation for the Unexpected

The Four Main Areas of Study

An Energetic Language

PART ONE: MEDITATION

Introduction

Awareness and Presence

The Basic Stance

Innner Meditiation

Centring the Body

Physical Imbalance

Mental Imbalance

Emotional Imbalance

The Three-Dimensional Point of Balance

The Exercise of Centring

Align the Body

The Triangular Base

Left- or Right-side Dominant?

Skeletal Compensation

Bipedal Motion

The Art of Walking

Alignment of the Spine

Alignment of the Head

The Alignment Exercise

The Definition of the Body

The Five Points of Coordination

The Exercise of Defining the Body

The Harmonization of the Body

The Natural Breath Cycle

Hyperventilation

The Chinese Perspective

Body, Mind and Spirit Harmonization

Breathing and Physical Self-Defence

Harmonizing the Body Exercise

Outer Meditiation

Peripheral Awareness

The Sense of Hearing

The Exercise for Hearing

The Sense of Touch

The Exercise for Touch

The Sense of Sight

The Exercise for Sight

The Seamless Web of Awareness

The Exercise for the Seamless Web of Awareness

How to Practise the Process of Meditation

PART TWO: CHI KUNG

Introduction

History

Health

Shaping the Body of Attention

The Process of Embodiment

The Law of Conscious Repetition

The Three Chi Kung Exercises

Exercise One: Movement of the Chi

Exercise Two: Harmonization of the Chi

Exercise Three: Compression of the Chi

Combining the Chi Kung Exercises

PART THREE: MARTIAL SCIENCE

Introduction

The Law of Gravity

The Law of Momentum

The Sidestep

The Law of Leverage

Strategy of Distance

On-guard Position

The Trigger Position

Entry Distance

Kicking Distance

The Front Kick

Application of the Front Kick

Punching Distance

The Twist Punch

Application of the Twist Punch

The Fence Position

Energy Reversal

Further Techniques

Ground Fighting

Running Away

Strategy of Pressure

The Art of War

PART FOUR: MARTIAL ART

Introduction

Adaptability

The Three Stages of Combat

How Drugs Affect Aggressors

Alcohol

The Individual

Groups

Cocaine

Crack

Heroin

Exercises in Life

Personal Saftey

The Key Exercise

Using Cash Machines Safely

How to Deal with Drunken and Abusive People On Public Transport

What to Do When Strangers Approach You in the Street

What to Do When You Are Being Followed

Protecting Yourself From Road Rage

Controlling Panic in the Face of Air Rage

Using Noisy Neighbours to Observe Your Boiling Point

Social

How to Claim Back Personal Space

When You Have to Stand in Front of Verbal Abuse

Consciously Standing Near Verbal Abuse

Using Simple Money Transactions to Overcome Shyness

Surviving Those Difficult Phone Calls or Meetings of an Emotional Nature